The U.S. west coast vastly undervalues its local artists. Grants are scant, venues can't pull kids away from screens long enough to get laid after a mindblowing show, go figure. One day, the screen may prove too boring and art valued more dearly than a new outfit or eating out.

Until then, I'm grateful for screen facsimilies of live concerts at Roulette in Brooklyn. The riches that cross that stage routinely are astonishing and luckily archived-in-full for free. <end rant> tl;fy DON'T MISS THIS ONE from Sept 21, 2025

Mary Halvorson guitar
Adam O’Farrill trumpet
Jacob Garchik trombone
Patricia Brennan vibraphone
Nick Dunston bass
Tomas Fujiwara drums
Immanuel Wilkins saxophone
Brian Settles saxophone

https://roulette.org/event/mary-halvorson-amaryllis/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C0VLu0FykU

Halvorson returns to SFJazz soon, but how do we get O'Farrill and Brennan out here!?
#LiveMusic #RouletteIntermedium #MaryHalvorson

“[W]hat’s always fascinating is that sometimes you think you know what something sounds like and do the thing that produces the sound you think you will get, and then you don’t get it. There are always variabilities, variations, and things you didn’t expect… They always lead you to explore something differently. I think the joy is in the fact that even though my vocabulary is relatively static, what happens, without fail, always brings me to places I haven’t been before. I don’t know why, but it happens. I think it has to do with having an understanding that when something unexpected happens, you can make it into something interesting.”- Fred Frith

https://postgenre.org/normal-fred-frith-i/

#fredfrith #guitar #sologuitar #roulette #improvisedmusic #music #art #postgenre #postgenremusic #postgenremedia #preparedguitar #guitarsolos #henrycow #rock #nakedcity #interview #rouletteintermedium

“Nature, oftentimes, is my respite. It’s a place to connect to wherever it is that we’re playing. Being in nature is also a way for me to connect to a place and a people. It allows me to think about the histories of particular places and particular locations and notice the importance of the moments where we are in the world. Nature is a very important aspect of my artistry. I definitely have a practice of, I’d say, spirit walking.“- Luke Stewart. ‘Unknown Rivers’ out now on Pi Recordings.

#lukestewart #unknownrivers #lukestewartsilttrio #briansettles #traecrudup #chadtaylor #jonathanfinlayson #tomasfujiwara #roulette #rouletteintermedium #pirecordings #music #art #jazz #improvisedmusic #postgenre #postgenremedia #postgenremusic #interview

https://postgenre.org/unknown-rivers-luke-stewart/

“[W]hat makes someone draw a picture or make a film comes from the same impulse that makes someone want to write a melody or strum a chord on a guitar. It’s all coming from the same place.” - Bill Frisell

“I’d say there’s great trust that what we are doing is going to work. We believe in each other’s sensibilities, and that allows for a lot of leeway.” - Bill Morrison

Check out our interview with Bill Frisell and Bill Morrison. The two artists will provide a special performance - featuring live interaction of guitar and film- at Roulette Intermedium, intended as a benefit to support the incredible venue, on June 24, 2024.

#billfrisell #billmorrison #doublebill #rouletteintermedium #music #film #art #paulmotian #villagevanguard #postgenre #postgenremedia #postgenremusic #interview #multimedia

https://postgenre.org/double-bill-frisell-morrison/